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The Best Episodes of Talking Heads Season 1

Every episode of Talking Heads Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Talking Heads Season 1!

Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Talking Heads Season 1 Episode 1 - A Chip in the Sugar
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    #1 - A Chip in the Sugar

    S1:E1

    Graham is a middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, living with his mother in Leeds.

    Director:Stuart Burge
    Writer:Alan Bennett

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  2. Talking Heads Season 1 Episode 2 - A Lady of Letters
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    #2 - A Lady of Letters

    S1:E2

    Irene Ruddock is not afraid to speak, or rather write, her mind: she writes letters to her MP, the police, the chemist - everyone she can, to remedy the social ills she sees around her.

    Director:Giles Foster
    Writer:Alan Bennett

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  3. Talking Heads Season 1 Episode 3 - Bed Among the Lentils
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    #3 - Bed Among the Lentils

    S1:E3

    Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife, distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband and his doting parishioners by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process.

    Director:Alan Bennett
    Writer:Alan Bennett

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  4. Talking Heads Season 1 Episode 4 - Soldiering On
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    #4 - Soldiering On

    S1:E4

    Muriel is a strong woman, and always has been — a pillar of the community, a regular charity worker, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and looking after her mentally ill daughter, Margaret, has fortified her resolve — so, after the death of her husband, Muriel is well-prepared to cope with the crisis.

    Director:Tristram Powell
    Writer:Alan Bennett

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  5. Talking Heads Season 1 Episode 5 - Her Big Chance
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    #5 - Her Big Chance

    S1:E5

    Lesley is an aspiring actress, who, after a series of unpromising extra roles on television programmes such as Crossroads, finds what she believes to be her big break as the adventurous Travis in a new film for the West German market.

    Director:Giles Foster
    Writer:Alan Bennett

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  6. Talking Heads Season 1 Episode 6 - A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
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    #6 - A Cream Cracker Under the Settee

    S1:E6

    Doris, aged seventy-five, is a tidy woman — and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help, Zulema, it becomes apparent that her constant nagging may have been responsible for her husband's early death.

    Director:Stuart Burge
    Writer:Alan Bennett

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Chip in the Sugar" is the best rated episode of "Talking Heads" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Stuart Burge and written by Alan Bennett, it aired on 4/19/1988. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Lady of Letters".